The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

PLAY ISPY FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £250!

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Every week our gallant knight engages in an amiable joust with his page. They provide different clues that give the same answers. Sir Lancelot gives the Cryptic Clues and his page the Quick Clues. Now join them in a game of iSpy for your chance to win £250! Answers next Sunday.

SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Old Scot catches

socialist forecast (7)

5 Observed it’s mottled (7)

10 Honour a northern nation (4) 11 As it happens, king notices

signs of age (5,5)

12 Front trio near diversion (8) 13 Policeman joining bishop

– very good (6)

14 Tame pause (5)

16 That woman’s lace – it’s

terribly unorthodox (9)

19 At home, chap is cold (9)

21 Take in doctor with

writing material (5)

23 Gave order, including

directions to get even (6)

25 Insect with neat

arrangemen­t (5,3)

27 Stop redhead getting

cake ingredient (4,6)

28 Crib isn’t about a bird (4)

29 British bank takes on

the top woman (7)

30 Comedy show associates (7)

Down

2 Artist getting fellows

something to eat (5)

3 Routine hospital – everyone

finds another building (5,4)

4 Firm with students –

that is a dog (6)

6 Fairy shack is spoilt (8)

7 Extra amount given

to youngster (3-2)

8 Divert Internet, worried

about answer (9)

9 Opposed to some poetry (6) 15 Refurbishe­r overran

to order (9)

17 Middle Easterner

confused realities (9)

18 One doctor notes lie

about idiot (8)

20 Movement produces

novel on time (3,3)

22 Reflect on dressing

table item (6)

24 Called new dame out (5)

26 Developed an aid, in spirit (5)

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